The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-18
HAWAIIAN PARLIAMENT.
Legislative Assembly-Extra SEES
sion of 1887.
Twelfth Day.


PETITIONS.
President Wider read petition from
sixtv residents of Waianae, praying Tor
the appointment of a Government physl-
clan there. Referred to Sanitary Commit
tee.
Rep. Naone read petition from resi-
dents in the neighborhood of Kawaiahao
Church, praying that number OF street
lamps be placed on KaWalahao street;
that water pipes be laid through that
street, and that the kerosene warehouse
proposed to be built on South street be
built in some other place. Referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Noble Widemann read the report OF the
Finance Committee on the petition OF 63
taxpayers praying for the appropriation
of 81. 900 for expenditure on the road from
Maunakea to Pelehuli street via Smith S
bridge, and recommend that the same be
referred to the favorable consideration OF
the Minister of Interior.
Noble Widemann read the report OF the
Finance Committee on the petition pre-
sented by Rep. Paehaole to provide per-
school teacher for 81 years on the island OF
Molokai, and recommend that the same
be laid upon the table for favorable con-
sideration of the House at the next regu-
lar session.
Noble Widemann read the report OF
the Finance Committee on a claim by Il.
K. Meyers for back salary alleged to be
due, and stated that in their opinion the
same should be entertained. 1t was rec
commended that the matter be referred
back to the Minister of the Interior, who
brought it before the House.
The reports were adopted.
HAMAKUA WATER BILL.
Rep. Kinney fead for the first time a
bill to provide for a commission to investl-
gate, and report at the May session, 1883,
of the Legislature, upon the feasibility and
| expense of obtaining from the range OF
mountains lying between Kukuihaele, Ha-
makua, and the town of KOhala, water for
milling, Turning and general purposes
| throughout the district of Hamakua, and
| to provide for the expense of such commits
| sion.
Bill passed to second reading.
PAUoA ROAD,
| Rep. NaOne moved that whereas an APP
! preparation was made at the last session OF
| the Legislature for the Strengthening and
| widening of the road of PauOa Valley, and
! whereas the work has not been done, that
the Minister of the Interior be instructed
to have it done Immediately.
Minister Thurston stated that vouchers
were on file in the Interior Department
showing that the work had been done. 1t
had been in the same way that Queen
street was extended to Waikiki.
Rep. Naone replied that another road in
the same locality had been done. Possibly
the Government had spent the money on
| that road instead.
Minister Thurston said there had been
ten appropriations for roads in the district
! of Honolulu. The money had been drawn
| but the work had not been done. There
was now no such appropriation to draw
! from The money had been spent on other
roads.
! Noble Warehouse moved that the reso-
luton be laid upon the table. Carried.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Rep Kamauoha, referring to the resoIu-
|
lating to the Treaty, asked whether the
! Ministry had received any information by
the last mail. If so, he requested that it
be laid before the House.
! Minister Brown replied that the Govern
Inent had received no information what
! ever. There would only be twenty-four
hours after the delivery of the letter at
Washington within which to reply, even
! if the reply were telegraphed to the Coast.
RULES OF PROCEDURE.
| Under the head of unfinished business,
Noble Castle moved that the House take
up the new rules for consideration.
Seconded by Noble Smith, and carried.
Noble Castle did not believe it worth
while to go into Committee of the Whole,
and moved that the lles be considered as
a whole.
Seconded by Noble Smith, and carried.
| Noble Castle moved that an accidental
omission in the English version of rule 3
| be inser ed.
Rep. F. Brown said this omission would
| be made good when the rules were printed
again.
Carried.
Noble Smith moved that the second
/ paragraph of rule 1.-THE business of any
! special session shan be confined to the
particular object for which 1t was
called in session" = be struck out.
| This rule might have the effect
| of suppressing investigation which a
majority of the House thought necessary
although such majority might not amount
to two-thirds, which would be required to
suspend the rules. Was it wise to restrict
the power of the House by passing rule
which 1t could not suspend?
| Noble Castle said that the objection was
met by the rule which made it competent
| for any member to give notice of motion
to amend the rules, such motion coming
up for debate next day, when it could be
| carried by a majority.